Liam Keen analysis: Gary O’Neil creating a Wolves side to represent supporters
Any good football team should be representative of the supporters that pay their hard-earned money to watch them.
Wolverhampton is a working class, hard-working area full of people from all walks of life that are proud of where they come from.
Many of them work all week to be able to afford to watch their team at Molineux – or hundreds of miles away – and they want to see a team they are proud of.
Nuno Espirito Santo managed that with great success. Bruno Lage had success but his side never entertained and the affinity with the supporters was rarely there, while Julen Lopetegui did a magnificent job to save the club from relegation and built up a good relationship with fans before throwing in the towel.
Gary O’Neil has come in, overcome plenty of obstacles and created a team that the fans can be proud of.
Going behind to Spurs so early on at Molineux was a major blow, but after that chaotic opening five minutes, Wolves were certainly the better team.
They kept possession well, won the ball back with aggression and intensity, and created chances.
In fact, everything up until the final action in front of goal was virtually perfect.
With some of the chances and phases of attacking play, Wolves did frustrate in front of goal, but that never-say-die attitude that supporters respond to proved pivotal again.
